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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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August 27, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Squaw Creek Materials LP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed up slope of base pile to pull weed and strained back.

March 10, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Squaw Creek Materials LP · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

In an attempt to dislodge a rock from a conveyor, the employee began pulling on a v-belt by hand. His hand slipped, catching his right hand thumb between the v-belt and the pulley.

December 24, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Squaw Creek Materials LP · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING THE STEEL BOTTOM ON A TEREX LOADER BUCKET. THEY TURNED OVER A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE. THE BLOCK BENEATH THE PLATE FELL ONTO THE TOE OF ONE EMPLOYEE.

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